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In the week ending March 11, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 262,000, a decrease of 19,000 from the
previous week's revised figure of 281,000. The 4-week moving average was
271,750, a decrease of 5,750 from the previous week's revised average of
277,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 1.7 percent for the week ending March 4, unchanged from the prior week's
unrevised rate of 1.7 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending March 4 was 2,051,000, a decrease of 57,000
from the preceding week's revised level of 2,108,000. The 4-week moving average
was 2,086,000, a decrease of 21,000 from the preceding week's revised average
of 2,107,000.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 255,102 in the week ending March 11, a decrease
of 27,636 from the previous week. There were 289,813 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1999.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0
percent during the week ending March 4, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from
the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits
in state programs totaled 2,496,327, a decrease of 140,722 from the preceding
week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.2 percent and the volume was 2,642,955.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during
the week ending Feb. 26.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 1,011 in the week ending March 4, an increase of 153 from the
prior week. There were 1,124 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an
increase of 258 from the preceding week.
There were 18,346 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending Feb. 26, an increase of 2,362 from the
previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 13,674, an
increase of 267 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
Feb. 26 were in Alaska (6.4 percent), Puerto Rico (5.3), Rhode Island (4.3),
Idaho (3.7), Montana (3.6), Washington (3.5), Oregon (3.3), Pennsylvania (3.3),
West Virginia (3.2), and California (3.1).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending
March 4 were in New York (+7,786), Michigan (+4,327), California (+2,864),
Kansas (+2,498), and Delaware (+1,299), while the largest decreases were in
Massachusetts (-4,120), North Carolina (-1,573), Rhode Island (-1,379), Texas
(-715), and Indiana (-427).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING March 11 March 4 Change Feb. 26 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 262,000 281,000 -19,000 275,000 299,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 255,102 282,738 -27,636 258,848 289,813
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 271,750 277,500 -5,750 284,000 294,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING March 4 Feb.26 Change Feb. 19 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,051,000 2,108,000 -57,000 2,090,000 2,178,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,496,327 2,637,049 -140,722 2,520,054 2,642,955
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,086,000 2,107,000 -21,000 2,114,000 2,192,250
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.7% 1.7% 0.0 1.7% 1.8%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 2.0% 2.1% -0.1 2.0% 2.2%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING March 4 Feb. 26 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,011 858 +153 1,266
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,124 866 +258 1,346
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 26 Feb. 19 Change Year
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Federal Employees 18,346 15,984 +2,362 18,749
Newly Discharged Veterans 13,674 13,407 +267 15,777
Railroad Retirement Board 6,000 6,000 0 5,000
Extended Benefits 0 0 0 833
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FOOTNOTES
SA - Seasonally Adjusted Data
NSA - Not Seasonally Adjusted Data
1 - Prior year is comparable to most recent data.
2 - Most recent week used covered employment of 123,830,071 as denominator.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 03/04/2000
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MA -4,120 No comment.
NC -1,573 Fewer layoffs in the construction industry.
RI -1,379 Fewer layoffs in manufacturing.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
PA +1,118 Layoffs in the food, apparel, trade, service, and transportation equipment industries.
WA +1,227 No comment.
IL +1,276 Layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
DE +1,299 Layoffs in the construction and automobile industries.
KS +2,498 Layoffs in the transportation and service industries, and manufacturing.
CA +2,864 Layoffs in the trade and service industries, and agriculture.
MI +4,327 No comment.
NY +7,786 Increase due to the return to a five day workweek after a shorter reporting period the previous week.
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